Chang'e-6 capsule lands in Inner Mongolia with lunar soil

China's Chang'e-6 returned lunar soil to Earth in June 2024; Russian scientists are preparing to study far-side samples.

Luisa Marconi

Senior Space Correspondent

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The capsule of China's automatic interplanetary station Chang'e-6 landed at the Siziwang site in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in June 2024, carrying lunar soil back to Earth.^[1]